1997 Minnesota Statutes

     144E.27 First responder registration. 

    Subdivision 1.    Training programs.  Curriculum for 
 initial and refresher training programs must meet the current 
 standards of the United States Department of Transportation 
 first responder curriculum or its equivalent as determined by 
 the board.  

    Subd. 2.    Registration.  The board shall register the 
 following persons as first responders: 

    (1) a person who successfully completes a board-approved 
 initial or refresher first responder training program.  
 Registration under this clause is valid for two years and 
 expires at the end of the month in which the registration was 
 issued; or 

    (2) a person who is credentialed as a first responder by 
 the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.  
 Registration under this clause expires the same day as the 
 National Registry credential.  

    Subd. 3.    Renewal.  (a) The board may renew the 
 registration of a first responder who: 

    (1) successfully completes a board-approved refresher 
 course; and 

    (2) submits a completed renewal application to the board 
 before the registration expiration date.  

    (b) The board may renew the lapsed registration of a first 
 responder who: 

    (1) successfully completes a board-approved refresher 
 course; and 

    (2) submits a completed renewal application to the board 
 within 12 months after the registration expiration date.  

    Subd. 4.    Expiration.  A first responder registration 
 issued by the board or the commissioner of health before August 
 1, 1997, expires in 1999 at the end of the month in which it was 
 issued. 

    HIST: 1997 c 199 s 13